Test for Borrelia spp. in bats in an urban area in the South of Brazil.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
; 52: e20190234, 2019 Aug 01.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31390444
INTRODUCTION: We investigated the occurrence of relapsing fever (RF) causing Borrelia genus spirochetes in synanthropic bats from the municipality of Maringá, Paraná, South of Brazil. METHODS: Tissue samples from the wings of bats were collected monthly from April 2013 to February 2014 and extracted DNA was used to evaluate the presence of RF causing Borrelia spp. RESULTS: All bat tissues tested negative for RF causing Borrelia spp. CONCLUSIONS: Borrelia spp. do not occur in chiropterans from Maringá.
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Collection:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Borrelia
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Chiroptera
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
Brazil